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The Terriers emphatically bounced back from their worst offensive performance this season to blow out Chattanooga 78-58 on Saturday. It marked the team's highest point total and greatest margin of victory since whipping Jacksonville 94-52 in mid-December. Saturday's output was Wofford's third highest this year.

It was a third consecutive home victory after dropping two straight on the road, including Thursday's 40-33 debacle at Samford when the Terriers shot just 27 percent, including 2 of 15 from 3-point range. Against the Mocs, Wofford shot 52 percent overall and 50 percent in making 11 of 22 from 3-point range.

“The ball went in the basket,” Wofford coach Mike Young said of the offensive difference. “We had the same shots at Samford and lo and behold we were a trainwreck. You hold a team to 32 percent from the field and you lose a game, that's unfathomable to me, but it happened. Life is how you react and how you respond to a little adversity and they responded tonight.

“The ball goes in the hole a couple of times and then where the rim may have looked the size of an acorn at Samford it gets bigger the more it goes in. We kind of found our footing and to go in at the half up by 18 I was the most surprised person in the building.”

Oddly enough the Terriers did it all mostly without the services of leading scorer Spencer Collins, who rolled his ankle just seven minutes into the game. Second-leading scorer Karl Cochran more than made up the difference by pouring in a career-high 30 on 11 of 23 shooting overall and 6 of 12 from beyond the arc. It was his most shot attempts in 11 games. He became Wofford's first to score at least 30 in over two years.

Sophomore forward Jarrell Byrd filled in more than admirably for Collins scoring 13 points (two shy of his career best) and grabbing a career-high seven rebounds in a career-high tying 26 minutes.

“Early in the game we lost Spencer who is a fantastic scorer and I did kind of feel I had to pick the slack up,” Cochran said. “Our bigs were screening so most of the shots I had were wide open. I did feel I had to shoot a little more.

“It's a relief. After Thursday night to shoot a percentage that low we just came in (Friday's practice) and put up a lot shots. Before the game I had the guards come out a little earlier to go over what we do to help shake the dust off of the last loss.”

Cochran scored 15 consecutive Wofford points, including three straight 3-pointers, before Byrd sank a 3 for a 35-21 lead with 4:15 left in the first half in surpassing their entire total in the Samford loss. Taylor Wagener knocked down 3 just prior to the halftime buzzer for a 45-27 advantage. The Mocs briefly got to within nine with 14:45 left in the game before Wofford pulled away.

Cochran had 20 by the intermission and the Terriers shot 55.2 percent before the break.

“It was really important to get off to a good start because it gave us a boost of confidence especially coming off a game where he had such a terrible shooting performance,” Byrd said. “I think it might have been just coming back home to the gym we shoot in every day.”

Despite Cochran's huge offensive display, Young felt Byrd was arguably the key to the win.

“He was maybe the player of the game after we lost a great player and guy we really need to score in Spencer Collins seven minutes in. Jarrell was terrific in his defensive responsibilities and finished some things around the basket and rebounded some. He was a big, big key to our game.”

<p>Wofford's return home was a sight for sore eyes as the confines of the Benjamin Johnson Arena have rarely been friendlier.</p><p>The Terriers emphatically bounced back from their worst offensive performance this season to blow out Chattanooga 78-58 on Saturday. It marked the team's highest point total and greatest margin of victory since whipping Jacksonville 94-52 in mid-December. Saturday's output was Wofford's third highest this year.</p><p>It was a third consecutive home victory after dropping two straight on the road, including Thursday's 40-33 debacle at Samford when the Terriers shot just 27 percent, including 2 of 15 from 3-point range. Against the Mocs, Wofford shot 52 percent overall and 50 percent in making 11 of 22 from 3-point range.</p><p>“The ball went in the basket,” Wofford coach Mike Young said of the offensive difference. “We had the same shots at Samford and lo and behold we were a trainwreck. You hold a team to 32 percent from the field and you lose a game, that's unfathomable to me, but it happened. Life is how you react and how you respond to a little adversity and they responded tonight.</p><p>“The ball goes in the hole a couple of times and then where the rim may have looked the size of an acorn at Samford it gets bigger the more it goes in. We kind of found our footing and to go in at the half up by 18 I was the most surprised person in the building.”</p><p>Oddly enough the Terriers did it all mostly without the services of leading scorer Spencer Collins, who rolled his ankle just seven minutes into the game. Second-leading scorer Karl Cochran more than made up the difference by pouring in a career-high 30 on 11 of 23 shooting overall and 6 of 12 from beyond the arc. It was his most shot attempts in 11 games. He became Wofford's first to score at least 30 in over two years.</p><p>Sophomore forward Jarrell Byrd filled in more than admirably for Collins scoring 13 points (two shy of his career best) and grabbing a career-high seven rebounds in a career-high tying 26 minutes.</p><p>“Early in the game we lost Spencer who is a fantastic scorer and I did kind of feel I had to pick the slack up,” Cochran said. “Our bigs were screening so most of the shots I had were wide open. I did feel I had to shoot a little more.</p><p>“It's a relief. After Thursday night to shoot a percentage that low we just came in (Friday's practice) and put up a lot shots. Before the game I had the guards come out a little earlier to go over what we do to help shake the dust off of the last loss.”</p><p>Cochran scored 15 consecutive Wofford points, including three straight 3-pointers, before Byrd sank a 3 for a 35-21 lead with 4:15 left in the first half in surpassing their entire total in the Samford loss. Taylor Wagener knocked down 3 just prior to the halftime buzzer for a 45-27 advantage. The Mocs briefly got to within nine with 14:45 left in the game before Wofford pulled away.</p><p>Cochran had 20 by the intermission and the Terriers shot 55.2 percent before the break.</p><p>“It was really important to get off to a good start because it gave us a boost of confidence especially coming off a game where he had such a terrible shooting performance,” Byrd said. “I think it might have been just coming back home to the gym we shoot in every day.”</p><p>Despite Cochran's huge offensive display, Young felt Byrd was arguably the key to the win.</p><p>“He was maybe the player of the game after we lost a great player and guy we really need to score in Spencer Collins seven minutes in. Jarrell was terrific in his defensive responsibilities and finished some things around the basket and rebounded some. He was a big, big key to our game.”</p>